What is the ruling on contracting marriage with a woman who does not pray?
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Question:
He says: I am a man married to a woman, and I have ten children from her. When I married her, she did not pray. What is the ruling on the contract in this case?
Answer:
Renew the contract. If she did not pray at the time of the contract, then it is not permissible to marry her because she is a disbeliever. Whoever abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, whether it is the husband or the wife. Therefore, the contract is invalid in the case of abandoning the prayer. He renews the contract anew after repenting to Allah the Exalted and maintaining the prayer. Renewing the contract is easy. Renewing the contract requires taking her guardian and two witnesses. He says, "I have married you to you," and you say, "I accept," and that is it.
He says: I am a man married to a woman, and I have ten children from her. When I married her, she did not pray. What is the ruling on the contract in this case?
Answer:
Renew the contract. If she did not pray at the time of the contract, then it is not permissible to marry her because she is a disbeliever. Whoever abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, whether it is the husband or the wife. Therefore, the contract is invalid in the case of abandoning the prayer. He renews the contract anew after repenting to Allah the Exalted and maintaining the prayer. Renewing the contract is easy. Renewing the contract requires taking her guardian and two witnesses. He says, "I have married you to you," and you say, "I accept," and that is it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم العقد على امرأة لا تصلي؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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